Col Karuna condemns LTTE attack on Norwegian Peace Monitor

[b]Colombo, 16 January, (Asiantribune.com):[/b] A statement issued by TamilEeela Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) has strongly condemned the attack on the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) office located at Lake Road, in Batticoloa on the night of January 13 (Friday).

The statement also said that this is an attempt by Prabhakaran to turn the east also into a bloody battle field like the north. Tamil people do not want war and Prabhakaran should not use their territory to wage his brutal attacks, the statement said.

The statement also warned the Tamil Tigers led by Velupillai Prabhakaran to stop committing barbarous acts against peace monitors which are violations of the Tamil code of conduct in wars.

The procedures for conduct of war are set out into he Tamil classics and according to those rules, messengers and peacekeepers like illustrious Auveiyar should be treated with due respect.